The Light January 2016 - DaySpring Emmaus of Southern Indiana
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The Light January 2016 - DaySpring Emmaus of Southern Indiana
The Official Publication of the DaySpring Emmaus Community of Southern Indiana COMMUNITY LAY DIRECTOR’S LETTER Dear DaySpring Emmaus Community, The Christmas and New Year’s rush is just behind us. And ahead in this New Year of 2016 is an incredible opportunity for us to make a difference in the lives of many. In 2015, we had 124 men and women attend the Emmaus Walks in our community. I appreciate the servanthood of our Lay Director’s Bill Hollingsworth (123), Angie Wagner (124), Josh Suitor (125) and Joan Peyton (126). The Spring Walk’s - #’s 127 (April 7-10) and 128 (April 14-17) will be here before you know it! Dennis Shireman will be leading the Men’s Walk and Lora Hayes will be leading the Women’s Walk. Please be in prayer for them as their teams come together to prepare to serve and lead the men and women who will be pilgrims. We as a community have 728 people who have gone through our community sponsorship training. Each of these people and those who attend sponsorship training over the next couple of months are eligible to sponsor pilgrims on each of the upcoming walks. Through the power of prayer and the leading of the Holy Spirit – our community has the opportunity to sponsor up to 48 men and 48 women on each of these walks. I believe 2016 is the year for us to see this happen again. Now for those who haven’t been through sponsorship training, please consider doing this immediately following an upcoming Gathering or at one of the trainings that will be held in several of our local churches. The training typically takes between 20-30 minutes. Even for the ‘seasoned’ sponsors, there are many things that are refreshers of being a good sponsor. Please visit our website to see when the training opportunities will be held. www.dayspringemmaus.org Who is a good candidate for the Emmaus Walk? Winter Issue ~ January 2016 A believer in Christ who is already a leader in their church community. Who isn’t a good candidate for the Emmaus Walk? A non-believer, or even someone questioning their faith. The Emmaus Walk’s Mission is simply: Empowering Leaders to be the hands and feet of Christ The Emmaus Walk is a Journey with Christ – ‘While they were talking and discussing, Jesus himself came near and walked with them. – Luke 24:15. Begin praying today for the Holy Spirit to put ‘someone’ on your heart to sponsor for the Spring Walks. For the health of our churches and our community – we are called to serve and lead. In His Grip, Frank Heinz, Community Lay Director Dear Dayspring Emmaus Community, What made your Walk special? Was it the food? Was it the Agape treats and actions? Was it the music? Was it the talks and table discussions? For me the answer was found in what lies behind all of these actions by the extended Emmaus Community: God’s love. God’s love was almost tangible through the love filled actions demonstrated by Christians. Love is the defining feature of our Emmaus walks. Love from Jesus flowing through us by the power of the Holy Spirit to the Pilgrims is what breaks chains and releases so many to serve our Lord with their heart, mind, soul, and strength. But this love is also our defining feature wherever we go. We must continue to demonstrate this love, not only on Emmaus walks and gatherings, but also in our churches, in our workplace, and in our homes. Jesus taught us in John 13:34-35: 34 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. 35 By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another” (NKJV). People who live in this area should see we are Jesus’ disciples because of the love we have for each other. Let me encourage everyone today to love fellow believers with our words and actions so others will be drawn towards our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Let’s continue spreading the love we received on the Emmaus Walks to all in our community! If you have a meaningful or May God’s love fill you and flow out of you in 2016! memorable time from Pastor Tess your walk and want to share with the rest of Dawn Mauck the community, please Walk #126 table of Esther. email or call me (Sandy My walk changed me, healed deep wounds, brought me closer to Wright-Newsletter) and God and Christ Jesus! My walk gave me more faith more peace and you just might find it in more joy! My walk blessed me with Christian women friends that I thank God for every day! Taking my Emmaus walk was the best experience of my life! Didn’t want to leave! So the next newsletter glad for the gatherings! Praise God for his work in the Emmaus walks and faithful Christians who do his common good! Bless the workers and bless Jesus! Angela P. Walk #126 table of Mary Wow what an amazing weekend, packed full of emotions, of anger, love, and joy, laughing and crying. An emotional roller coaster ride and at the end feeling blessed beyond my wildest dreams. I can't wait to see what God does next. We are on Facebook search for DaySpring Emmaus Community (Southern IN) request to join the closed group. You are able to learn what is going on, send prayer requests and just keep in touch with Emmaus friends New Community Members Walk 125 Bill Burrows Nic Gunn Scott Leiby Mike Nally Jeff Simms Zack Dudley Zach Hendrix Brandon Massey Jim Predmore Frank Spalding Chris Fisher Travis Hougland Chris McCrary Thomas Schad Jason Wilson Isaac Gibbs Daniel Hughes RC Muhlbaier Larry Schnellenberger Jeff Wright Ken Green Stanley Kern Walk 126 Shug Baumann Becca Hardesty Dawn Mauck Jacquelyn Pease Donna Upton Kathy Burrows Michelle Hardy Rhonda McCord Kristy Perkins Jamie Warren Katie Christensen Marla Harris Lea Mosier Stephanie Quinn Angie Whitaker Leah Ewen Karen Keeton Hope Mott Mary Richardson Terrie Wilkerson Danielle Franklin Lynette Klinstiver Renea O'Connor Devin Steen-Roby Leslie Wilson Sandy Geary Lisa Lindonschmitt Lori Osborn Idella Tarver Kristy Yeager Kayla Glotzbach Rose Lindsey Lynda Parish Sonya Tevis Mindy Zalat Linda Green Kimberly Lucas Angela Pease Community Gathering Date: Friday, February 05, 2016 Time: 7:27 PM - 9:00 PM Location: Edwardsville UMC Date: Friday, March 04, 2016 Time: 7:27 PM - 9:00 PM Location: Park Memorial UMC Pray about serving the summer handi-camps Camp Brosend 1 Newburgh, IN February 19-21 2016 REC Candlelights Harrison Co. Men's REC # 24, Jan 23rd –Bob Blunk, LD Old Capital UMC, 141 Heidelburg Rd. W., Corydon. Harrison Co. Women's REC # 23, Jan 30th – Rita Crecelius, LD Old Capital UMC, 141 Heidelburg Rd. W., Corydon Clark Co. Women's REC # 19 Feb 27th – Sarah Lentz, LD Ohio Falls UMC, 917 S. Virginia, Clarksville, Branchville REC # 16 Mar 19th - Bobby Barr, LD Branchville Correctional Facility, 21390 Old St. Rd. 37, Branchville, Websites to Know dayspringemmaus.org dayspringrec.com dayspringemmaus.org/ dayspringchrysalis powerministries.org Chrysalis 55: January 15th - 18th, 2016 Lay Directors: Kim Pifer & Eric Klingeman Spiritual Director: Buddy Howard In order to sponsor a pilgrim you will need to go through a sponsorship training session. A session is approximately 30 minutes. Even if you have sponsored pilgrims on previous walks, this training is required. You need only complete the training once in order to sponsor pilgrims in the future. This training program will be presented by the DaySpring Emmaus Community Board members at various venues throughout the community over the next several months and at all future follow-ups. If there are any reunion groups or church groups who would like to host the sponsorship training contact Jo Norman (wgnorman@sbcglobal.net) to get scheduled. There will be sponsorship training at the February gathering . Dayspring Emmaus Walk 127 Allow me to introduce the Emmaus 2016 Spring Walk Lay Directors. Hello, my name is Dennis Shireman. I have been blessed with the opportunity to be Lay Director for this Spring’s Men’s Walk. Thanks to the board for allowing me this privilege. Thanks to all Dayspring members who have allowed me to serve along side of them and who have helped me reach this point. Thanks also to members of the Louisville Emmaus Community as that is where my wife and I attended our original walks. That is correct. My wife and I were on Louisville Emmaus Walks 8 and 9 in 1988. That was before Dayspring existed. Everyone likes to give Board Presidents, Frank Heinz a hard time for being the “old guy” in the Dayspring Community (and please feel free to continue that as I think he likes the attention) but I have been blessed by two Emmaus communities in my faith walk for almost three decades. My name is Lora Hayes. I've been married to my wonderful husband, Mark, for 28 years. I currently teach 2nd grade at Heth Washington Elementary, where I've taught since 1999. I went on DaySpring Walk #21, and sat at the Table of Esther. It was a major turning point in my walk with Christ. Since then, I have served God with so much JOY! God is showing me in many ways that Walk #128 will be a weekend for women who need the JOY of the LORD!! I wish I had the space here to list all the ways He is revealing this to me. It's so humbling and wonderful to be serving as the Lay Director for this walk. Please pray for the team to be full of the JOY of the LORD, and for the pilgrims to receive His JOY! De Colores! Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Ps. 51:10 Mark and Lora Hayes I so appreciate the purpose of the Emmaus Walks. I have and am continuing to enjoy the process of putting TEAM 127 together. It has been fun to go through service sheets and see so many familiar names. It has been fun to make the phone calls and be in prayer with the guys as they prayerfully consider God’s call to serve Him in this way. It has been fun to not anticipate and wait on God as I wait for names from Him and for responses from the guys. My prayer for the team is that we will all experience God in a new and exciting way, just as we did on our pilgrim walks, and, in turn, renew the fire within us to strengthen our home churches, grow more like Jesus each day and go into the world and make disciples. My prayer for the pilgrims is that they will see Jesus in a new and exciting way. Perhaps in a way in which they have never seen Him. I pray that we, as a team, as the Dayspring Community and as saved and redeemed children of God, are the perfect example of Jesus and role models of discipleship to them on their weekend. I am blessed to be a missionary with Youth For Christ. I started this journey after 25 years in the insurance/financial services industry. I get to work with high school and middle school kids in New Albany every day. My passion is reaching those who don’t know Jesus. When I think of the work I do, I think about our Juvenile Justice Ministry program in YFC. We have the opportunity, through that ministry, to go into the detention centers where students are serving time for their poor choices and mistakes. I think, if the Church (notice I typed big “C” Church) did what Jesus commanded us to do, my job, as well as the JJM program and even…dare I say it…REC would NOT be necessary. So my final prayer for the men of Walk 127 is that we, ALL of us, team and pilgrims, find the courage to follow the command of Jesus to reach the world in His name. By the way, where we are is also part of “the world.” May God bless you and keep you. I look forward to seeing you in April. Blessings, Dennis Shireman Date Event Time Location Friday, January 8 Gathering 7:27 PM Covenant Community Fellowship 727 Rolling Creek Dr, New Albany, IN 812-989-0423 Friday, February 5 Gathering 7:27 PM. Edwardsville UMC 4830 State Rd 62, Georgetown, IN 812-945-2939 Friday, March 4 Gathering 7:27 PM Park Memorial UMC 1820 E. Park Pl., Jeffersonville, IN 812-282-5739 Sunday, March 13 Walks #127 & #128 Team Dedications (Team & Comm.) 3:00 PM 6:00 PM Georgetown Christian Church 9420 State Rd 64, Georgetown, IN 812-951-2240 April 7-10 Men’s Walk #127 7:00 PM Indian Creek Baptist Camp 5920 Lickford Bridge Road SW, Mauckport, IN Saturday, April 9 Candlelight - Men’s Walk #127 7:30 PM Old Capitol UMC 141 W. Heidelberg Rd. NW Corydon, IN 812-738-4736 April 14-17 Women’s Walk #128 7:00 PM Indian Creek Baptist Camp 5920 Lickford Bridge Road SW, Mauckport, IN Saturday, April 16 Candlelight Women’s Walk #128 7:30 PM Old Capitol UMC 141 W. Heidelberg Rd. NW Corydon, IN 812-738-4736 Saturday, April 30 Follow-Up Walks #127 & 128 Gathering 4:27 PM 5:27 PM Unity Chapel UMC 1770 Lost Creek Rd NW, Ramsey IN 812-347-2887 Friday, June 3 Praise Gathering 7:27 PM Emmaus Road Church 515 Potters Ln, Clarksville, IN 812- 945-7170 Friday, July 8 Gathering 7:27 PM New Life Christian Church 8090 Tandy Rd. NE, Lanesville, IN 812-952-1000 Saturday, August 20 Community / Serve Day 9:00 AM - Noon TBD Friday, September 2 Gathering 7:27 PM Sellersburg UMC 226 N New Albany Ave. Sellersburg, IN 812-246-2502 Sunday, October 9 Walks #129 & #130 Team Dedications (Team & Comm.) 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM TBD October 13-16 Men’s Walk #129 7:00 PM Indian Creek Baptist Camp 5920 Lickford Bridge Road SW, Mauckport, IN Saturday, October 15 Candlelight - Men’s Walk #129 7:30 PM Lincoln Hills Christian Church 1130 Dale Ave, Corydon, IN 812-738-8253 October 20-23 Women’s Walk #130 7:00 PM Indian Creek Baptist Camp 5920 Lickford Bridge Road SW, Mauckport, IN Saturday, October 22 Candlelight - Women’s Walk #130 7:30 PM Lincoln Hills Christian Church 1130 Dale Ave, Corydon, IN 812-738-8253 Saturday, November 5 Follow-Up Walks #129 & #130 Gathering 4:27 PM 5:27 PM Georgetown Christian Church 9420 State Rd 64, Georgetown, IN 812-951-2240 Friday, December 2 Gathering 7:27 PM Faithpoint UMC 794 Hwy. 150, Floyds Knobs, IN 812-923-0940 Group Name Time Place Contact Information Mixed Groups (Singles & Couples) Rainbow Connection Reunion Group 6:00 p.m. Thursdays Sellersburg UMC, Sellersburg Don Broady(812) 948-9726 donbroady@yahoo.com Dave Pickel(812) 246-2363 dddirect@sbcglobal.net Day Four Reunion Group 6:00 p.m. Sundays 532 Presley Lane, Jeffersonville, IN 47130 Ty Anderson(502) 640-3555 tyrone.anderson@insightbb.com Men’s Groups God’s Guys 7 a.m. Thursdays Old Capitol UMC, Corydon Roger AlexanderHome: (812) 736-9387 ralexander@portative.net Journeymen 4:30 p.m. 2nd Sunday of each month. Cook Memorial UMC 1025 Allison Lane Jeffersonville Duane Bone(812) 583-4023 Ken Watson(812) 406-5133 Men’s Reunion Group 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. Saturdays Fireside Room and breakfast is served First Baptist Church, Jeffersonville Bruce Hampton (812) 280-0977 New Albany Men’s Reunion Group 7 a.m. Tuesdays Wesley Chapel UMC, New Albany Stu Newbanks(812) 945-3739 connienewbanks@insightbb.com The Breakfast Club 8 a.m. Saturdays Floyd Memorial Hospital Café New Albany Daryll Walters(812) 944-7514 Cell: (502) 541-7799 dwalters@amerianchurchgroup.com Men’s Reunion Group 7:30 am. Saturdays Lanesville United Methodist Church Mark Bleeker (812) 786-2442 Women’s Groups Share & Care 4:15 p.m. Mondays Trinity UMC, New Albany, UTL Room Nancy Hottell (812) 944-0883 Women’s Reunion Group 8 am. Wednesdays Cracker Barrel, Corydon Eunice Wiseman(812) 738-4283 Wisemanre1@wmconnect.com Women’s Reunion Group 6:30 -7:30 p.m. Sundays Georgetown Christian Church Room 404 Lynn Finn2030 Canal Lane Georgetown, IN 47122 (812) 951-3920 l.finn@insightbb.com Sisters at the Villa Weekly Sat. 8:30 - 10:00 a.m Arby's Hwy 56W Salem, IN Debbie Whitlow(812) 752-0819 Kit Reas(502) 648-1056 Tapestry of Emmaus 8:00 - 9:30 a.m. Saturdays Floyd Memorial Hospital Cafeteria Betsy Walters (812) 944-7514 Women’s Reunion Group 9:00 a.m. Wednesday A Nice Restaurant in Floyds Knobs Kerrie King (812) 952-1167 PTwhtktty@yahoo.com Women’s Reunion Group 1st & 3d Tuesdays 7:00 p.m. First Baptist Church, Elizabeth Laura Voyles (812) 225-3737 What is a Reunion Group? The Emmaus group reunion is a small accountability group of two to 12 persons who have usually participated in the three-day Walk to Emmaus and who want to continue their pursuit of a life lived wholly in the grace of God. These small follow-up groups help pilgrims translate the message conveyed on the Walk to Emmaus weekend into a daily walk with Christ. With the regular support of a few faithful friends, the gift of God's love in Jesus Christ becomes a lifestyle of Christian discipleship through the threefold discipline of piety, study, and action. Group reunions meet at regular times, usually weekly for an hour. The meeting consists of persons' sharing the stories of their walk with Christ during the past week. Members listen to one another, celebrate the grace of God in each person's life, and reinforce each one's core commitment to living in union with Christ in all facets of daily life. Members express that reinforcement through gentle accountability, encouragement, and support of one's stated discipline and plans. Excerpted from The Group Reunion by Stephen D. Bryant. Copyright © 1995 by The Upper Room How many bells can you find? See Sandy Wright at the February gathering with the correct number of bells and receive a prize. NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIPTION ORDER FORM If you wish to receive the printed edition of The LIGHT, please complete this form and mail it to the address below. Subscriptions are $10.00/year. If you would like to receive The LIGHT by e-mail, please go to www.dayspringemmaus.org, click on the link on the left: The LIGHT and enter your name and e-mail address. You can also download and/or print The LIGHT by clicking on the Current Issue link. Name(s): Mailing Address City, State, & Zip Phone Number Please make checks payable to DaySpring Emmaus Community and mail with this form to: Sandy Wright, 8503 245 B Cherry St, New Albany, IN 47150 Date Received _____________ Check # ________ Amount __________ New Exp ___________ NON-PROFIT ORG DaySpring Emmaus Community of So. Indiana US POSTAGE P.O. Box 681 PAID New Albany, IN 47151 LOUISVILLE, KY PERMIT #1225 Winter 2016 Time Sensitive Material Return Service Requested DAYSPRING EMMAUS 2015-16 BOARD ROSTER Frank Heinz Community Lay Director (C) 502-664-9484 fheinz63@gmail.com Eloise Carlisle Former Community Lay Director (C) 502-403-0981 wiese4208@gmail.com Tonya Browning Community Lay Director-Elect (C) 812-620-3846 tkbrowning1977@yahoo.com Dave Riley Clergy Liaison & Historian (C) 502-295-0178 NBDM@juno.com Stacy Kampschaefer Secretary (C) 502-592-6777 3cardfans@twc.com Pat Spainhour Kitchen (C) 502-810-4700 pspainhour@live.com Jo Norman Community Training & Sponsorship (H) 812-944-2512 wgnorman@sbcglobal.net Tess Brunmeier Community Spiritual Director (C) 812-989-0423 tessbrunmeier@twc.com Sandy Kersey Manuals (C) 502-553-5545 sandra.kersey@att.net April Satow Agape Acts (C) 502-724-2747 april3339@gmail.com Bob Blunk Literature, Trailer & Supplies (C) 502-797-4127 jeroka17@yahoo.com Shelley Leffler Finance & Reunion Groups (C) 502-494-5516 lefflerfarms4@gmail.com Sandy Wright Newsletter (C) 812-449-4742 foxyscrapper64@yahoo.com Danette Mayfield Prayer & Server Charts (C) 812-972-3874 Danilyn555@yahoo.com Mike Scroggins Information Technology (H) 812-218-9896 Michael.T.Scroggins@gmail.com Tonye Rutherford Facilities & Transportation (C) 502-767-3214 tondefcat@twc.com Ken Curry Gatherings (H) 812-948-0562 curry4205@yahoo.com Mike Finn Registrar - Laity (H) 812-951-3920 mike.finn@twc.com Phyllis Krush Treasurer - Laity (H) 812-364-6335 TKrush6518@aol.com Angie Wagner Music Liaison—Laity (H) 812-738-3175 angiewagner03@yahoo.com Alan Miles REC Liaison - Laity (H) 812-256-0007 admiles@twc.com Mark Adams I Chrysalis Liaison - Laity (C) 502-494-5210 mark.a.adams@twc.com Roy Kustanbauter Power Ministries Liaison – Laity (C) 502-923-6999 RoyK@powerministries.org